Like a bathroom door:

I know you are wondering if I washed her hands and the dress after the crawl. I did.

She also crawled between cruise balconies when we went on a Disney cruise.

I don’t know what the next obstacle will be. Hopefully, some sort of gymnastics bars.

The girls are excited too. They love fairies and any other sweet magical creatures. The other day they told me they are fairies themselves. For that reason, they will fly around the neighborhood at night looking in the windows checking if the kids are behaving. Sometimes the meaning of a “fairy” gets mixed up with “a scary witch”, which is what you can see here: A fairy outfit with some scary witch spells.

A Tooth Fairy has not visited us yet, although I have a tooth pillow and some cash ready to go.

A visit from Santa is still fresh in their minds. To this day they believe he was real. They just keep questioning why he did not arrive through the chimney.

They believe Baba Yaga at the New Year performance was real too. “She was the kind type, not evil”, – the girls noted. “She wanted to be friends with us”.

We have been reading Snow Queen lately by Hans Christian Andersen. “Is the Queen kind?”, they ask. “How about Hans Christian Andersen, is he kind”? “What about the reindeer?” Their ultimate dream is that every single character in fairy tales as well as in the real world is nice and kind.

Now they are waiting for a Snow Queen to arrive. “When is it going to snow?” they want to know.

“Could you invite princesses to out birthday?” they ask, “the real, magical ones, not pretend”.

Do you have any tips how to pull that off?

If you leave a comment on this post, you could also get a visit from a Fairy Hobmother!

What would you wish for if the Fairy Hobmother paid you a visit?

Show Your Barbie Style:

The Barbie site allows you and your daughters to submit a design to help Barbie pick a new style that could be featured on the next Barbie sold at Walmart! The exclusive game code is FASHION. After uploading a design, a $5 coupon will be sent via email for your next Barbie purchase.

Hot Wheels – Decide Your Ride: 

The Hot Wheels site allows fans to vote for their favorite 5 Hot Wheels to see them featured in their very own custom pack sold at Walmart! The code to vote is VOTE.  You can also save $5 on the your next Hot Wheels purchase.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Lunchbox. 

The “500 Sneaker March Giveaway,” hosted on the Del Monte Fresh Produce Facebook page, will randomly award 500 sneakers to Del Monte Facebook fans who enter the contest and ten (10) Wii packages to people who get two (2) of their friends to sign up.

To Win Sneakers:

Step 1: “Like” Del Monte Fresh Produce by visiting www.facebook/delmontefreshproduce

Step 2:  Enter sweepstakes and sign the pledge to make at least half your plate fruits and vegetables and exercise more frequently.  You will automatically be entered to win one of 500 pairs of sneakers.

To Win the Nintendo Wii New Super Mario Bros. Pack Game Console and Wii Zumba Fitness:

Step 3: Click on the “Sneaker Giveaway” tab then the “Invite Friends” to share news about the giveaway with your friends.

Step 4:  Get just two (2) friends to enter the sweepstakes and you will be automatically entered to win the Nintendo Wii New Super Mario Bros. Pack game console and Wii Zumba Fitness

All entrants will be encouraged to sign a pledge to exercise at least three times a week for thirty minutes and, as the USDA recommends, make half their plate fruits and vegetables.

Del Monte Fresh Produce is committed to providing consumers with quality fresh fruits and vegetables, which are key components in leading a healthy lifestyle. The “500 Sneaker March Giveaway” was created as a way to encourage Del Monte Fresh Produce fans to exercise as well.

For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/delmontefreshproduce

Review/giveaway disclaimer: I received no monetary compensation for this review/giveaway. I received Del Monte Fresh Produce gift certificates to thank you for participation.

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The Giveaway:

One lucky readers will win 10 Children’s DVDs:

iKnow – Animals, Letters & Sounds – Vol 1

iKnow – Animals, Letters & Sounds – Vol 2

Heathcliff – Season 1, Volume 1 – 32 Eps

The Best of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego – 10 Episode Set

The Best of Archie’s Weird Mysteries – 10 Episode Set

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century – On the Case – 10 Episode Set

Gadget Boy’s Adventures in History – Stopping Evil Across Time – 10 Episode Set

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Our pre-party activities included making Double spinach lasagna with Chef Boyardee ravioli. I actually never thought about using canned ravioli in any dishes, but these recipe ideas and Make it Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest inspired me to try new recipes. Plus, we received an amazing party pack from Chef Boyardee which I could not wait to use.

We came up with our own recipe, which is easy for kids to make. I am not participating in the contest myself, but you definitely should!

Double spinach Chef Boyardee lasagna Ingredients:

• Two packs of defrosted well-drained spinach
• One can (20oz) of Ricotta cheese
• 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 cans of 40oz Chef Boyardee ravioli

Kids made this dish entirely on their own. I only helped to drain spinach and put the dish in the oven.

Step 1: combine spinach and Ricotta cheese.

Step 2. Mix well. Add mozzarella cheese. Mix again

Step 3. Arrange ravioli in single layer on the bottom of a baking dish

Step 4: add a layer of cheese mixture, another layer of ravioli, and another layer of cheese mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese

Step 5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Our party activities included

Making Chef Boyardee hats

We made Chef Boyardee hats from tissue paper and paper towels. Note the Chef Boyardee logo on the hat. We cut out the logos from Chef Boyardee can wrappers.

The chefs proceeded to play wearing their chefs’ hats:

Making chocolate covered fruit:

I was not sure what kind of recipes to make with little kids and picked an easy and fun cooking activity: making chocolate covered bananas and strawberries. Each child had her own cup of chocolate and an array of fruit for dipping. We used lollipop sticks as handles for the fruit. Good thing each child had a separate chocolate cup since my younger daughter was eating the chocolate off and dipping the same fruit in the liquid chocolate over and over.

Please remember to enter Make it Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest:

• You can enter the Make it Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest on the Chef Boyardee Facebook page for a chance to win a grand prize of free groceries for a year.
• Now through March 11, 2012, you can submit an original recipe that uses Chef Boyardee as an ingredient. The simply have to upload a photo of the recipe, and share why your family loves it.
• Each week, a winner will be chosen based on creativity, all-family appeal, ease of preparation, and palatable appeal by an expert panel of judges.
• The weekly winner receives a $500 prize as well as $75 in Chef coupons. If you don’t win in one week, you can re-enter again the next week!
• Each of the top ten finalists from all the accumulated weeks will have the chance to win the grand prize of free groceries for a year. The winner will be chosen based on a combined score of taste points and voting.
• The voting period lasts March 26-April 8, 2012. Voters get entered into a daily sweepstakes for the chance to win $100. Share it on Facebook and get an extra sweepstakes entry.

I wrote this review while participating in a In Home Party campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Chef Boyardee and received product samples to facilitate my party and review, and a promotional item to thank me for participating.